And the election when they didnt need to have won with at least a couple more gaiters to run. His strategy of saying it is me or Jeremy Corbyn, and his cut through of get brexit done both succeeded excellently. Both did very well. The consequences, the one that you see around that mark the British Electoral system is pretty good at producing results like this from time to time, and it now sets up a whole series of problems, but the one thing it does resolve is whether or not there will be a brexit. That will happen. It doesnt tell you what kind of brexit it will be all the consequences, but we almost sought and that the rest of the world has had an economic slowdown and the election from all sides was and the election from all sides was a cornucopia of promises of what would happen. We are now going into unpromising circumstances to deliver that. Meanwhile, for 18 months there is no opposition in britain to speak of, except for those scottish nationalists who have only one opposition p
As police clamp down on so called county lines drug gangs. Theres fierce street fighting in mexico, as the son ofjailed drug lord el chapo is arrested, and later released. Theres a pause in turkeys offensive against the kurds in Northern Syria, but there are still reports of some fighting. Good morning. Im here in westminster, where borisjohnson is trying hard today to persuade mps to back his new brexit deal, agreed with the European Union. The house of commons will vote on the new deal tomorrow. The numbers are extremely tight, and that vote really is on a knife edge. Northern irelands democratic unionist mps wont support the deal, so mrjohnsons focus is on making sure as many as possible of his own conservative mps support it, and hes also hoping to win round labour mps who represent constituencies that voted leave in the referendum. So, lets take a look now at exactly what the Prime Minister agreed with first. To avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of irel
Police and protesters, after the jailing of catalan separatist leaders. Its a huge weekend for the home nations at the rugby world cup. England face their arch rivals australia in the First Quarter final this morning before ireland take on the defending champions the all blacks. Wales play france tomorrow. Another changeable day in the way today, worth taking your trolley. Still some showers in the forecast but gradually through the weekend, fewer and fewer showers. Brolly. Its saturday the 19th october. Our top story. Its a momentous day at westminster, as mps vote on borisjohnsons new brexit deal. Parliament is sitting on a saturday for the First Time Since the invasion of the falklands in 1982. Lets take you through what will happen today. The Prime Minister will present his agreement to mps at 0930, theyll debate the details annd then will start voting on it this afternoon. The result is too close to call between now and then, borisjohnson still has persuade but enough mps to back
For you on the ground. And the big question around mp safety. So the government have announced £31 billion of package to improve the safety, 31 million, 31 million. Did i say billion . Billion . I think i maybe, maybe, maybe my that would be the cost of hs2. So far. Um, no, not 31 billion. Thank you for Fact Checking me now im mixing myself as to whether or not no, £31 million. Its quite a lot of money. Nonetheless, its quite a lot of money and something quite cunous money and something quite curious came from the mouth of Harriet Harman. She seemed to suggest that a kind of covid style hybrid working practice for mps. So if working practice for mps. So if youre feeling a bit vulnerable as an mp, perhaps youve had a few threats through your door. Perhaps youve been challenged onune perhaps youve been challenged online and received awful abuse , online and received awful abuse, perhaps on the streets even you could just decide to. That actually , im going to vote from actually, im goi
In eastern india after three trains crashed, making it the countrys deadliest rail accident in more than two decades. A passenger train went off the tracks and hit an oncoming train before colliding with a parked freight train. The with a parked freight train. The army has been deployed to help evacuate the injured with an extensive search and rescue operation ongoing. Prime operation ongoing. Prime minister Narendra Modi is also set to visit the site in odisha state Phillip Schofield says he fears being spat on in the street after it was revealed that he had an affair with a younger colleague whilst presenting this morning. In a new interview with the sun, he admitted hes afraid to leave his house after resigning from itv last week and being dropped by his talent agency. Schofield by his talent agency. Schofield says hes getting by hour by hour with support from his daughters and friends. Hour with support from his daughters and friends. Animal daughters and friends. Animal rights act